18.1 Basics of Financial statement Analysis In which of the following situations would it be most appropriate to use an intracompany basis of comparison along with the horizontal tool of analysis? O Relationship of salaries and employee benefits to net sales for the current period. O Comparison of actual operational expenses as a percentage of revenue with budgeted operational expenses. O Comparison of gross profit margin to the gross profit margin of major competitors. O Percentage of change in gross profit margin over the past eleven years of operations